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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

DIS — Died of disease 6,080 records

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Options list values that appear for this cause. The unit list shows the most common units — pick a regiment to see every unit in that regiment. Combine filters freely — for example KIA + SADF + 1987.

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
22007 Ruddle Walter James W J Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1918-10-21
37381 Rubuluza M Inspector 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAPS 2002-06-24
32760 Rubheka Johannes Friday J F Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion SANDF 1999-05-08
32759 Ruaro Johnny J Private South West African Territory Force (Corps) 31 Battalion SADF 1977-01-01
32758 Roza Carlos Fernandes C F Warrant Officer Class I South African Personnel Services Corps (Corps) 8th Infantry SADF 1984-04-09
21990 Royston Garnet Hume Donovan G H D Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-27
21986 Roycroft George Harold G H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
37380 Rowles Stephen Henry S H Constable 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div SAP 1918-11-15
21971 Rowlands David Llewellyn D L Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-10-30
32756 Rowen E G Corporal Eastern Province Command SANDF 1998-09-07
21958 Rowe Fred William F W Corporal South African Mounted Rifles 5th Regiment UDF 1915-08-20
21964 Rowe Richard R Private 3rd South African Infantry "D" Coy. UDF 1918-11-09
21924 Rousseau Hendrik Gerrit H G Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-11-05
21925 Rousseau Jacobus Faure J F Staff Sergeant Military Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-11-09
41439 Roto Isaac Saki I S Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 3rd Regiment UDF 1914-08-13
21920 Rothwell Benjamin Arthur Leopold B A L Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1916-08-26
21914 Rossouw Petrus Johannes Louw P J L Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1st Special Engineer Section UDF 1918-12-18
37375 Rossouw Gerhardus Jacobus Petrus G J P Constable 68 Dist (Butterworth) Tkei Div SAP 1918-10-23
37376 Rossouw Gerhardus Jacobus Petrus J L Lieutenant 68 Dist (Butterworth) Tkei Div SAP 1995-10-14
21854 Ross Alexander A Gunner South African Heavy Artillery UDF 1918-10-17
21862 Ross David George Fraser D G F Gunner South African Field Artillery UDF 1917-07-24
21867 Ross Finlay George MacLeod F G M Captain Royal Army Medical Corps (Corps) UK 1917-06-04
21870 Ross Gert G Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-05-23
21872 Ross George Bremner G B Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-08-25
21877 Ross Henny Martin H M Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1917-11-04
21887 Ross Montague Ellis M E Lieutenant Colonel South African Staff Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-11-16
21888 Ross Norman N Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1917-03-05
21849 Rosi Ludzizya L Corporal South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1946-02-17
21835 Rosenberg Frank F Private South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1918-10-10
21821 Rose Ernest Andrew E A Sapper South African Water Supply Corps (Corps) UDF 1918-02-23
21824 Rose Herbert H Private 4th South African Infantry UDF 1919-05-29
21825 Rose Harold Percival H P Private General and Base Depots General Depot (Wynberg). UDF 1918-10-19
21814 Roscholar James John J J Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1920-11-21
21810 Rorke Charles Frederick C F Private South African Corps of Signals (Corps) South African Div. Signal Coy. UDF 1916-10-01
21798 Roos John Jacobus J J Constable South African Military Constabulary 1st UDF 1918-10-27
21799 Roos Johannes Martinus J M Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-13
21802 Roos Paul A P A Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1st Regiment UDF 1917-03-04
21791 Rook Joseph J Sapper South African Mounted Engineers UDF 1918-11-09
21790 Rooi William W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Sanitary Section UDF 1916-12-21
21787 Roodt Hendrik Lourens H L Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1918-10-24
21776 Ronan James J Private 7th South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-30
21767 Rohlandt Johannes Jacobus J J Private 8th South African Infantry UDF 1917-08-17
21764 Rogerson Thomas T Private 10th South African Infantry "C" Coy. UDF 1916-05-23
21747 Rogers Henry William H W Private South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1915-03-11
21730 Roestorff Lewis R L R Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-15
21729 Roertosoff Willie W Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) No. 2 Veterinary Base UDF 1917-05-13
21717 Rodgers Frank F Greaser S.S. Empire Success 1940-09-16
21711 Rodel George G Corporal South African Veteran Reserve UDF 1918-10-31
21699 Robson Ralph Henry R H Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1918-10-23
21679 Robinson John J Sergeant Young Men's Christian Association Field Force Canteen 1917-06-20